The Dell xps M1710 laptophas a 17" widescreen and comes in a choice of two colors, "formula red" or "metallic black". On the inside it houses the 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo processor, up to 4GB of RAM and the icing on the cake -- the latest and greatest nVidia Go 7900 GTX graphics card with 512MB of memory.
Inside the clamshell is a more pleasing, simplified layout. A big keyboard (sans number pad) delivers large and very responsive keys. The tracking pad has a backlit XPS logo (surprisingly useful when gaming in the dark), and the mouse buttons are large and have a softer, easier feel compared to other systems in this class..
In the dark,if you stand far enough away this thing looks more like a UFOas the lights glow in a somewhat eery yet cool manner. dell laptop battery replacement An uncluttered set of media controls rides above the keyboard. One of the keys activates Dell's Media Direct software, which accesses music, photos, and DVDs without booting Windows.
Dell claims they have been tested for up to 20,000 cycles (openings and closings) to assure freedom from loosening and wobble. Honestly, the lid on this notebook is possibly the strongest I've tested on any notebook, it does not flex at all and is stronger protection than even the renknowned ThinkPad notebook line.
The weight of this notebook isn't as bad as you might think.The XPS M1710 is quoted as being 8.8 lbs by Dell, I weighed both the M1710 and its power adapter together and the total came it atjust over 10 lbs.
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The 2.16-GHz Intel Core Duo T2600 works in tandem with the Go 7900 GPU and a satisfying 512MB of DDR2 VRAM to deliver top-flight performance. 3DMark03 was thoroughly conquered with a score of 18,319, a good 24 percent above results from the XPS M170.
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX with 512MB DDR memory
Screen:WUXGA Truelife(1920 x 1200)
Optical Drive:8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW/+R) with Dual-Layer
OS: Microsoft MCE 2005
Wireless Card:Intel 3945 (802.11b/g)
Battery:9-cell lithium ion recharegable dell xps m1710 battery
The M1710 comes bundled with a healthy amount of software for the price, including five months of McAfee SecurityCenter for system protection, CyberLink PowerDVD for Blu-ray playback, Roxio Easy Media Creator (with Blu-ray support, of course), and Dell's own media software and some system tools for tweaking settings. On top of that, Dell throws in blank media and a Blu-ray disc of the movie 50 First Dates.
